A stand-up show by comedian Eddie Izzard has broken all box office records at the MAC in Belfast – selling out in just under 30 minutes.

Izzard brings his epic three-language Force Majeure to the MAC on Tuesday, May 10, which sees him perform a trio of back-to-back shows in German, French and English during the course of one evening.

Within half an hour of going on sale, tickets for the English language gig, which takes place at 9pm, were snapped up – making it the fastest selling show at the MAC since it opened its doors in April 2012.

To date, the MAC’s quickest seller was its Studio 54 gig in 2013 when disco legend Nicky Siano took to the decks as the legendary New York hotspot was recreated in Belfast.

The theatre which will host Izzard’s critically acclaimed Force Majeure shows holds 350 people. Tickets are still available for the German language show, which kicks off at 7pm, and the French one, which starts an hour later.

The MAC three-parter will be Izzard’s only show in Ireland and is being performed in support of the Stronger in Europe campaign.

The critically acclaimed comic, writer and actor begins his Force Majeure tour in Salford on May 6 before heading to Belfast and comes just weeks after Izzard completed an amazing 27 marathons in 27 days to raise funds for Sport Relief.

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Áine McVerry, director of marketing and communications at the MAC, said: “We are delighted to be hosting Force Majeure at the MAC, particularly as it is Eddie Izzard’s only show in Ireland as part of his tour.

“Izzard is a legendary and hugely talented comedian and the fact that the English language strand of his Force Majeure show has broken all box office records at the MAC is testament to his popularity as a performer.

“It also reinforces the MAC’s reputation as a home for top class comedy. This is one of the many super stand-up acts we will welcome this year, following on from popular gigs by Jake O’Kane and Colin Murphy.”